Introduction to Health and Diseases

Any condition that interferes with the normal body functions due to some reasons is called:

(Hint- The word begins with the letter D.)

Unscramble the given word to make meaningful word:
OMBCMUNCAEIL

Alok ate fruit salad from a roadside vendor. The fruits had been cut and exposed to dust and flies. What type of diseases has he exposed himself to? 

Write very briefly about the following:

Incubation period.

Name any four non-infectious disease and mention their causes.

Define the term incubation period.

Based on the ‘types of diseases’, select the odd one out;

Usha’s grandfather has diabetes. Usha thinks that if she touches her grandfather she may also get infected with the disease. Is this true?

State True or False:

Diseases like diabetes, hypertension and cancer can spread through direct contact with the person suffering from these diseases.

Choose the correct option.

This diagram shows how dengue virus infect a person. What type of disease is dengue?

Identify the odd one out from the following, based on the micro-organism that cause it.

An isolation ward in a hospital is a ward to treat some patients separately. What kind of disease are these patients likely to suffer from?

_____ diseases are present since birth due to genetic disorders.

Name a disease caused by spore forming bacterium common in both human and animals.

Write one word for the following:
Diseases that can spread from one person to another.

Why are people living in crowded areas more likely to fall ill from communicable diseases?

What are the various ways in which we can protect ourselves from communicable diseases? 

How do germs spread through contaminated food and water? Name some diseases caused by consuming infected food and water. 

How do germs spread by contact with a sick person?